Palembang vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Palembang	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$390	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1013	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$109	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$161	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$2108
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	45	82
🏙️ Population	1.54M	824K

The cost of living in Palembang is 65% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8997th and 4919th ($390 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 67th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Palembang compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Palembang ranked 25th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 7095th and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palembang vs Sakai

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	Palembang	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.24	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.81	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.69	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.7	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.5	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$119	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.7	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.08%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$680	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.19	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.05	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.6	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.71	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.9	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$13511

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Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$411
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$444
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$429
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$461
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$511
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$517
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$665
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$699
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$555
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$400
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$542
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$480
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3201
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$490
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$864
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$771
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$523
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$413
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$519
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$420
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$689
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$482
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$478
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$643
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$584

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046